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The QC, Vol. 84, No. 12 • November 20, 1997

1997_11_20_001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
November 20,1997
ampus
COLLEGE
At
■ Strongest
Link
Junior Erin Link
shines in One
Flea Spare.
S P OR
■ Shoe-In
Whittier routed
Oxy 41-7 on
Saturday and
reclaimed the
coveted Shoes
trophy.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
■ High Societies
Does the
College
have
a serious
drinking
problem?
CAMP U.S
m
■ No Fair?
The rained-out
Homecoming
fair was moved
inside.
Roman and Simmons Crowned Queen, King
■ HOMECOMING
by Matt Feinberg
QC Staff Writer
Eight Whittier students became royalty last week during the
Homecoming activities.
King Will Simmons and Queen
Nicole Roman were crowned during the halftime ceremonies at Saturday's football game.
"It feels good," Roman said.
"It was great to be there among
friends and family. It was a fun
experience because of all the energy ofthe fans and supporters."
"It was a lot of fun and I feel
honored," Simmons said. "But I'm
not going to change. I'll still be the
same guy I was before [I was elected King]."
The prince and princesses—
one of each from the freshman,
sophomore and junior class Thursday evening at the "fireless bonfire," held in the gym because of
weather conflicts.
Freshman price and princess
are Ben Brodsky-Porges and Jaime
Price-Mitchell.
"I didn't have Homecoming at
my high school so this was the
bomb for me," Price-Mitchell said.
"All candidates were excellent
representatives of the freshmen
class," Brodsky-Porges said. "It
was a privilege to be singled out
as the prince."
Sophomore royalty are Chuck
McLeod and Misty Sanford.
When asked for a comment regarding the event, McLeod
cracked "I'm going to Disneyland."
Sanford described the.coronation as "cool and unexpected"
and said that she is "very appreciative."
The junior class prince and
princess are Joe Mueller and Sadie
Workman.
"I was really, really surprised
and flattered," Workman said.
"[The coronation] was a lot of
fun."
"It was a shock," Mueller said.
Voting took place over the
course of three weeks in the Mail-
room. During the first week, open
nominations were taken, where
anyone could nominate a man and
woman from each class.
After nominations were in, the
top five males and females from
the freshman, sophomore andjun-
ior class became finalists. For seniors, the top 10 of each sex became finalists.
During the second week of
voting, students chose representatives out of these finalists. Voters were allowed to choose two
Nicole Roman and Will Simmons are the Homecoming Queen and King.
Jascha Kaytes-Wollt QC PlioB Eoto
senior men and two senior women ofthe 10 finalists, and one
man and one woman from their
own class.
All the princes and princesses were decided upon at this
point. At the same time, the
queen and king nominees were
narrowed down to three men
and three women. Finally, dur
ing the third week of voting, students selected one person out of
the three senior finalists to be the
king and queen.
It was estimated that about
300 to 400 people voted each
week.
The coronation activities
were sponsored by Program
Board, a division of COR. Jun
iors Vicky Yang and Erin Nogle,
both members of Program Board,
co-chaired the coronation activities.
Yang believes that overall the
voting process was a "huge success."
"We were scared of the rain,
that it might ruin the activities,"
she said. "[But it] all worked out."
Rainbow Connection Robinson Elected A.S.W.G President
A large rainbow appeared above campus on Thursday,
Nov. 13, as if to say, "Hey! It's raining! The Homecoming
Carnival has been moved inside to the Faculty Center!"
Indeed, the Carnival was relocated—sans giant inflatable playthings such as the Velcro Wall and the Sumo
Wrestling Ring. For the complete scoop, see page 10.
■ ELECTIONS
by Adam Pava
QC Editor-in-Chief
Junior Karl Robinson was
elected president ofthe Associated Students of Whittier College (A.S.W.C.) on Friday, Nov.
14. Junior Greg Steele was elected vice president, and junior Jennifer Windt was elected secretary. They will begin their terms
in office on Jan 1.
Robinson and Steele ran
unopposed. Windt beat out sophomore Mark Neria.
According to current
A.S.W.C. Secretary Kim Bartyl,
only 189 students voted, or about
15% of all students on campus.
"We were very disappointed in the amount of students that
came out for the elections, but
we're happy with the outcome and
are looking forward to the 1998
term," Bartyl said.
Current A.S.W.C. President
Keristofer Saryani accounted for
this low turnout by saying, "One
of the reasons there wasn't a big
voter turnout was that there was a
lack of candidates. However, even
though the president and vice president positions ran unopposed, it
doesn't mean that the candidates
are unqualified," Saryani said.
"Knowing both Karl and Greg, I
can say that they are very well
qualified and will continue to make
positive changes."
While Bartyl was uncomfortable releasing the exact number of
votes for the secretary position,
she did say that "it was a close
vote," and that more votes were
counted for secretary than the other positions.
Robinson received 168 votes,
and Steele received 153 votes.
"It is a privilege to represent
the students here at Whittier," Robinson—a Business Administran
major—said. "I am confident that
with the help of Greg, Jennifer and
the entire council, many goals for
the next two semesters will be accomplished."
Steele, a Biology/PreMedi-
cine major, said "I hope I can now
help COR take big steps to improve the College. The first step is
to prioritize our goals and make
the necessary steps to complete
them. Organization is of utmost
importance because if we getjum-
bled up, we may come to a standstill."
"As vice president, I will be
open to any suggestions or con-
See ELECTIONS, page 6
ISSUE 12 • VOLUME 84

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
uaker
November 20,1997
ampus
COLLEGE
At
■ Strongest
Link
Junior Erin Link
shines in One
Flea Spare.
S P OR
■ Shoe-In
Whittier routed
Oxy 41-7 on
Saturday and
reclaimed the
coveted Shoes
trophy.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
OPINION TOPIC
■ High Societies
Does the
College
have
a serious
drinking
problem?
CAMP U.S
m
■ No Fair?
The rained-out
Homecoming
fair was moved
inside.
Roman and Simmons Crowned Queen, King
■ HOMECOMING
by Matt Feinberg
QC Staff Writer
Eight Whittier students became royalty last week during the
Homecoming activities.
King Will Simmons and Queen
Nicole Roman were crowned during the halftime ceremonies at Saturday's football game.
"It feels good," Roman said.
"It was great to be there among
friends and family. It was a fun
experience because of all the energy ofthe fans and supporters."
"It was a lot of fun and I feel
honored," Simmons said. "But I'm
not going to change. I'll still be the
same guy I was before [I was elected King]."
The prince and princesses—
one of each from the freshman,
sophomore and junior class Thursday evening at the "fireless bonfire," held in the gym because of
weather conflicts.
Freshman price and princess
are Ben Brodsky-Porges and Jaime
Price-Mitchell.
"I didn't have Homecoming at
my high school so this was the
bomb for me," Price-Mitchell said.
"All candidates were excellent
representatives of the freshmen
class," Brodsky-Porges said. "It
was a privilege to be singled out
as the prince."
Sophomore royalty are Chuck
McLeod and Misty Sanford.
When asked for a comment regarding the event, McLeod
cracked "I'm going to Disneyland."
Sanford described the.coronation as "cool and unexpected"
and said that she is "very appreciative."
The junior class prince and
princess are Joe Mueller and Sadie
Workman.
"I was really, really surprised
and flattered," Workman said.
"[The coronation] was a lot of
fun."
"It was a shock," Mueller said.
Voting took place over the
course of three weeks in the Mail-
room. During the first week, open
nominations were taken, where
anyone could nominate a man and
woman from each class.
After nominations were in, the
top five males and females from
the freshman, sophomore andjun-
ior class became finalists. For seniors, the top 10 of each sex became finalists.
During the second week of
voting, students chose representatives out of these finalists. Voters were allowed to choose two
Nicole Roman and Will Simmons are the Homecoming Queen and King.
Jascha Kaytes-Wollt QC PlioB Eoto
senior men and two senior women ofthe 10 finalists, and one
man and one woman from their
own class.
All the princes and princesses were decided upon at this
point. At the same time, the
queen and king nominees were
narrowed down to three men
and three women. Finally, dur
ing the third week of voting, students selected one person out of
the three senior finalists to be the
king and queen.
It was estimated that about
300 to 400 people voted each
week.
The coronation activities
were sponsored by Program
Board, a division of COR. Jun
iors Vicky Yang and Erin Nogle,
both members of Program Board,
co-chaired the coronation activities.
Yang believes that overall the
voting process was a "huge success."
"We were scared of the rain,
that it might ruin the activities,"
she said. "[But it] all worked out."
Rainbow Connection Robinson Elected A.S.W.G President
A large rainbow appeared above campus on Thursday,
Nov. 13, as if to say, "Hey! It's raining! The Homecoming
Carnival has been moved inside to the Faculty Center!"
Indeed, the Carnival was relocated—sans giant inflatable playthings such as the Velcro Wall and the Sumo
Wrestling Ring. For the complete scoop, see page 10.
■ ELECTIONS
by Adam Pava
QC Editor-in-Chief
Junior Karl Robinson was
elected president ofthe Associated Students of Whittier College (A.S.W.C.) on Friday, Nov.
14. Junior Greg Steele was elected vice president, and junior Jennifer Windt was elected secretary. They will begin their terms
in office on Jan 1.
Robinson and Steele ran
unopposed. Windt beat out sophomore Mark Neria.
According to current
A.S.W.C. Secretary Kim Bartyl,
only 189 students voted, or about
15% of all students on campus.
"We were very disappointed in the amount of students that
came out for the elections, but
we're happy with the outcome and
are looking forward to the 1998
term," Bartyl said.
Current A.S.W.C. President
Keristofer Saryani accounted for
this low turnout by saying, "One
of the reasons there wasn't a big
voter turnout was that there was a
lack of candidates. However, even
though the president and vice president positions ran unopposed, it
doesn't mean that the candidates
are unqualified," Saryani said.
"Knowing both Karl and Greg, I
can say that they are very well
qualified and will continue to make
positive changes."
While Bartyl was uncomfortable releasing the exact number of
votes for the secretary position,
she did say that "it was a close
vote," and that more votes were
counted for secretary than the other positions.
Robinson received 168 votes,
and Steele received 153 votes.
"It is a privilege to represent
the students here at Whittier," Robinson—a Business Administran
major—said. "I am confident that
with the help of Greg, Jennifer and
the entire council, many goals for
the next two semesters will be accomplished."
Steele, a Biology/PreMedi-
cine major, said "I hope I can now
help COR take big steps to improve the College. The first step is
to prioritize our goals and make
the necessary steps to complete
them. Organization is of utmost
importance because if we getjum-
bled up, we may come to a standstill."
"As vice president, I will be
open to any suggestions or con-
See ELECTIONS, page 6
ISSUE 12 • VOLUME 84